Tuesday 28 February 2012
Monday 27 February 2012
One week to Go!!!!!!
One week to go until the WRD Guinness Record Attempt for Longest Cold Water Open Sea Dive - Saturday 3rd March 23.00hrs at Starfish Diving School, Corinthia St. George, St Julians.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
X-FM MALTA RADIO INTERVIEW
This is the radio interview with Steve Hili onX-FM 100.2FM Malta with slide show of the dive team..........
Saturday 18 February 2012
Thanks To M&A diving supplies
Big Thanks to M&A who has been one of our sponers from day one
has supplied us with full face mask / rocket fins / masks along with Aqualung
7mm gloves for the team and aqualung 7mm hoods also for the team along with
various other dive kit for team members along with Intova torches and strobe lights
M&A started as a family business in 1968, over the years it grew into the main distributor of scuba related products for the Islands of Malta a hub for scuba diving in the Mediterranean. The business now employs 5 full time members offering sales and servicing for Bauer Compressors, Aqualung group, Tusa, PADI , IQ, Faber, Worthington, Sea pearls Mcnett and a selection of other manufacturers.
We hope to have brought you a balance between price, service and quality and strive to supply you with goods directly from our warehouse avoiding unnecessary delays in waiting for goods to prepare your order.
has supplied us with full face mask / rocket fins / masks along with Aqualung
7mm gloves for the team and aqualung 7mm hoods also for the team along with
various other dive kit for team members along with Intova torches and strobe lights
M&A started as a family business in 1968, over the years it grew into the main distributor of scuba related products for the Islands of Malta a hub for scuba diving in the Mediterranean. The business now employs 5 full time members offering sales and servicing for Bauer Compressors, Aqualung group, Tusa, PADI , IQ, Faber, Worthington, Sea pearls Mcnett and a selection of other manufacturers.
We hope to have brought you a balance between price, service and quality and strive to supply you with goods directly from our warehouse avoiding unnecessary delays in waiting for goods to prepare your order.
Friday 17 February 2012
T-15 Days
Diver Sean McGahern,
who currently holds the Maltese record for the longest cold water open sea dive, is planning to break the Guinness World Record on 3 March. He speaks to Francesca Vella about the event, his fascination with the underwater world and with world records
Sean McGahern currently holds the Maltese record for the longest warm water dive, as well as the longest cold water open sea dive, having spent nine hours and 45 minutes underwater. The current Guinness World Record for the cold water open sea dive category is 11 hours and 42 minutes.
“On my attempt to break this record on Valentine’s Day last year, I had to abort the dive due to bad weather conditions with force six to seven winds.”
However, the 36-year-old diver has not given up and is going to attempt to break the world record again. “My aim now is not only to beat the Guinness World Record, but to raise the benchmark to 15 hours.”
Last summer, Mr McGahern also attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the longest warm water dive, which currently stands at 48 hours eight minutes and 17 seconds. He said there is also the World Record Academy and the record for the warm water category stands at 50 hours and two minutes.
Guinness World Record dives of this type of duration must be in open sea water at a minimum depth of 11 metres for the whole duration of the dive, that is without surfacing. For the World Record Academy, on the other hand, one must dive below a minimum of five metres. The depth difference is what makes the dive, as well as the decompression plans, more challenging, explained Mr McGahern.
On 19 September, 2009 he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest warm water dive at 25 hours and 10 minutes. Shortly after, in mid-2010, his crown was taken from him. In another attempt last summer, the dive had to be aborted after 36 hours and 22 minutes, due to unforeseen technical issues. However, he improved his personal best by 11 hours.
“This helped me gain more experience and confidence. I do plan to re-attempt to achieve this record in summer, by pushing for 55 hours in order to break both the Guinness World Record and the World Record Academy records.”
He is very optimistic about the forthcoming events and has no doubt that he will set new records.
“Over the years we have built a strong team of motivated individuals who have shown their constant support and who I now consider family. These events would not be possible without them. Moreover, I hope that my dive event records serve as a showcase for this sport and a means of promoting Malta as an ideal destination for divers.”
Asked about his fascination with the underwater world, Mr McGahern said he is not a treasure hunter or a treasure seeker. However, he explained, so much has been lost to our oceans, and we are only aware of about 17% of what is actually lies beneath the waves.
“Curiosity got the better of me from a young age, when I used to spend countless hours exploring my uncle’s bookcase, which revealed a whole new world to me, the world that took me under the sea. The thought of being able to swim free as a fish, float the deep azure waters and see a whole new world stayed with me until eventually, in the year 2000 I was in a position to turn my lifelong dream into a reality.”
Over time, the more hours he spent underwater the more comfortable he started to feel. He said that till today, he is still impressed by the silence found underneath the surface of the ocean.
“I find that being underwater not only helps me to relax, but I seem to forget about any problems on my mind while I’m down there. I suppose I consider it some sort of get-away, so much so that I always seem to dread coming back up.”
Spending so much time underwater, after so many years of diving, he had learnt to not only observe the vast amount of marine life and explore wrecks, but through his record-breaking events, he has adapted to living underwater. In fact, his safety team has witnessed him eating, drinking and even sleeping on the seabed.
“I truly enjoy sharing this experience with others, as well as learning from other divers. My idea of a fun day out is a dive with my safety team on a sunny afternoon. Nothing thrills me more than a relaxed dive with friends.”
He first decided to start attempting to break the Guinness World Record after he lost his mother to brain cancer in 1997. During her battle she was helped by a Maltese organisation and this motivated Mr McGahern to raise awareness about those suffering from cancer.
One afternoon, while discussing different fund-raising possibilities with some friends in the UK, one of his mates jokingly suggested organising a Guinness World Record dive event.
“This didn’t sound so funny to me and I thought it would be a brilliant idea to fly over to Malta, a place I considered home for many years, and plan this event.”
During the forthcoming event, Mr McGahern will be using about 15 cylinders of air. He will keep a couple of spare cylinders down on the seabed for emergency purposes, bearing in mind that the colder the sea temperature, the more air he is likely to use.
He will be accompanied by 18 safety divers, who will need to ensure that his safety, as well their own, is not in jeopardy. They will also be supplying him with cylinders and retrieving expelled cylinders, delivering drinks, vitamins and food during the course of the dive, keeping an eye on temperature, heart rate and central nervous system levels, as well as relaying information from the seabed to land.
The team also consists of eight land support members who will ensure that everything is under control during the event, tracking all records and making sure divers do not exceed their dive times. They will also need to ensure that the correct drinks and medications are brought down to Mr McGahern on time, and will also be in charge of updating the webpage and blogs on each phase of the event. Together with the safety divers, Mr McGahern will also clean up the bay as a means of promoting environmental awareness.
The event will take place at Starfish Diving School in St George’s Bay on Saturday 3 March and starts at 11.30pm. It will be held in collaboration with Corinthia St George, Corinthia Marina Resort and Nordic+ Club. The aim is to spend 15 hours at a minimum depth of 11 metres. Any divers who are interested in joining for a pleasure dive are more than welcome.
Mr McGahern is dedicating this dive to his grandfather Lawrence Clements, who passed away on 20 December, 2011.
Thanks to the Malta Independent for the write up
who currently holds the Maltese record for the longest cold water open sea dive, is planning to break the Guinness World Record on 3 March. He speaks to Francesca Vella about the event, his fascination with the underwater world and with world records
Sean McGahern currently holds the Maltese record for the longest warm water dive, as well as the longest cold water open sea dive, having spent nine hours and 45 minutes underwater. The current Guinness World Record for the cold water open sea dive category is 11 hours and 42 minutes.
“On my attempt to break this record on Valentine’s Day last year, I had to abort the dive due to bad weather conditions with force six to seven winds.”
However, the 36-year-old diver has not given up and is going to attempt to break the world record again. “My aim now is not only to beat the Guinness World Record, but to raise the benchmark to 15 hours.”
Last summer, Mr McGahern also attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the longest warm water dive, which currently stands at 48 hours eight minutes and 17 seconds. He said there is also the World Record Academy and the record for the warm water category stands at 50 hours and two minutes.
Guinness World Record dives of this type of duration must be in open sea water at a minimum depth of 11 metres for the whole duration of the dive, that is without surfacing. For the World Record Academy, on the other hand, one must dive below a minimum of five metres. The depth difference is what makes the dive, as well as the decompression plans, more challenging, explained Mr McGahern.
On 19 September, 2009 he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest warm water dive at 25 hours and 10 minutes. Shortly after, in mid-2010, his crown was taken from him. In another attempt last summer, the dive had to be aborted after 36 hours and 22 minutes, due to unforeseen technical issues. However, he improved his personal best by 11 hours.
“This helped me gain more experience and confidence. I do plan to re-attempt to achieve this record in summer, by pushing for 55 hours in order to break both the Guinness World Record and the World Record Academy records.”
He is very optimistic about the forthcoming events and has no doubt that he will set new records.
“Over the years we have built a strong team of motivated individuals who have shown their constant support and who I now consider family. These events would not be possible without them. Moreover, I hope that my dive event records serve as a showcase for this sport and a means of promoting Malta as an ideal destination for divers.”
Asked about his fascination with the underwater world, Mr McGahern said he is not a treasure hunter or a treasure seeker. However, he explained, so much has been lost to our oceans, and we are only aware of about 17% of what is actually lies beneath the waves.
“Curiosity got the better of me from a young age, when I used to spend countless hours exploring my uncle’s bookcase, which revealed a whole new world to me, the world that took me under the sea. The thought of being able to swim free as a fish, float the deep azure waters and see a whole new world stayed with me until eventually, in the year 2000 I was in a position to turn my lifelong dream into a reality.”
Over time, the more hours he spent underwater the more comfortable he started to feel. He said that till today, he is still impressed by the silence found underneath the surface of the ocean.
“I find that being underwater not only helps me to relax, but I seem to forget about any problems on my mind while I’m down there. I suppose I consider it some sort of get-away, so much so that I always seem to dread coming back up.”
Spending so much time underwater, after so many years of diving, he had learnt to not only observe the vast amount of marine life and explore wrecks, but through his record-breaking events, he has adapted to living underwater. In fact, his safety team has witnessed him eating, drinking and even sleeping on the seabed.
“I truly enjoy sharing this experience with others, as well as learning from other divers. My idea of a fun day out is a dive with my safety team on a sunny afternoon. Nothing thrills me more than a relaxed dive with friends.”
He first decided to start attempting to break the Guinness World Record after he lost his mother to brain cancer in 1997. During her battle she was helped by a Maltese organisation and this motivated Mr McGahern to raise awareness about those suffering from cancer.
One afternoon, while discussing different fund-raising possibilities with some friends in the UK, one of his mates jokingly suggested organising a Guinness World Record dive event.
“This didn’t sound so funny to me and I thought it would be a brilliant idea to fly over to Malta, a place I considered home for many years, and plan this event.”
During the forthcoming event, Mr McGahern will be using about 15 cylinders of air. He will keep a couple of spare cylinders down on the seabed for emergency purposes, bearing in mind that the colder the sea temperature, the more air he is likely to use.
He will be accompanied by 18 safety divers, who will need to ensure that his safety, as well their own, is not in jeopardy. They will also be supplying him with cylinders and retrieving expelled cylinders, delivering drinks, vitamins and food during the course of the dive, keeping an eye on temperature, heart rate and central nervous system levels, as well as relaying information from the seabed to land.
The team also consists of eight land support members who will ensure that everything is under control during the event, tracking all records and making sure divers do not exceed their dive times. They will also need to ensure that the correct drinks and medications are brought down to Mr McGahern on time, and will also be in charge of updating the webpage and blogs on each phase of the event. Together with the safety divers, Mr McGahern will also clean up the bay as a means of promoting environmental awareness.
The event will take place at Starfish Diving School in St George’s Bay on Saturday 3 March and starts at 11.30pm. It will be held in collaboration with Corinthia St George, Corinthia Marina Resort and Nordic+ Club. The aim is to spend 15 hours at a minimum depth of 11 metres. Any divers who are interested in joining for a pleasure dive are more than welcome.
Mr McGahern is dedicating this dive to his grandfather Lawrence Clements, who passed away on 20 December, 2011.
Thanks to the Malta Independent for the write up
Monday 13 February 2012
HE'S AT IT AGAIN!!!
Our very own Sean is set to attempt to break another World Record...and Nordic is once again one of the main sponsors.
Join us this Wednesday for a promo party for the event...with loads of Nordic twists in store!!!
There will be a special drink menu with some special cocktails at amazing prices...as well as other mayhem created by our resident entertainer Joseph B.
And don't forget the opportunity to win a FREE Discover Scuba Diving dive!!!
See y'all at Nordic+
NORDIC PRE RECORD WARM UP PARTY
Our very own Sean is set to attempt to break another World Record...and Nordic is once again one of the main sponsors.
Join us this Wednesday for a promo party for the event...with loads of Nordic twists in store!!!
There will be a special drink menu with some special cocktails at amazing prices...as well as other mayhem created by our resident entertainer Joseph B.
And don't forget the opportunity to win a FREE Discover Scuba Diving dive!!!
See y'all at Nordic+
NORDIC PRE RECORD WARM UP PARTY
- Wednesday 15th Feb 2012
- 7:00pm until 4:00am
Nordic+, Paceville, Saint Julian's, Malta
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| Sean Mcgahern. |
Saturday 11 February 2012
T-22 TO GO!
Just over 3 weeks to go are we are definitely excited! My flat now has turned into an office, Mikaela is super busy preparing the paper work for all the safety team and organising interviews, while me, I am sorting out the last piece of kit for tomorrows dive just to make sure every thing is in order. For those of you abroad yesterday we had a radio interview with Xfm Malta and will be hosting another show after the record, we will have the live recordings sent over to us within the next couple of days so we will attach them to the blog so you can hear what was said.
NORDIC+ : on Wednesday 15th we will hold a presentation night for the last record where we will be handing out the certification of the last attempt of 36 hours that will be around 8pm and afterwards we will have a photoshoot of the whole team for the club scrapbook. Also for the event we will hold a raffle during the next 22days for 2 people to win a chance to do a Discover Scuba Diving Course. If you enter the raffle and you are a diver you get the chance to do some thing different with me depending on your certification. Raffle tickets will cost 3euro each and will be available from NORDIC+ as from the Wednesday 15th.
Signal 8 security will be the in charge of event security and safety while i am underwater,Signal 8 Security Services Malta Ltd. is the only authorized representative of the International Bodyguard Association. The ‘Signal 8 Security Training Dept’ within the company was formed with the intention of providing training solutions for employees who on a daily basis and through their work responsibilities face challenging behavior at work. Our experienced and qualified instructors have worked closely with a wide range of established companies, across a variety of sectors. These individuals are driven to provide the kind of excellence and customer care that our clients expect.
NORDIC+ : on Wednesday 15th we will hold a presentation night for the last record where we will be handing out the certification of the last attempt of 36 hours that will be around 8pm and afterwards we will have a photoshoot of the whole team for the club scrapbook. Also for the event we will hold a raffle during the next 22days for 2 people to win a chance to do a Discover Scuba Diving Course. If you enter the raffle and you are a diver you get the chance to do some thing different with me depending on your certification. Raffle tickets will cost 3euro each and will be available from NORDIC+ as from the Wednesday 15th.
Dive roster now finalized dive teams all happy and eager for the day to come, my self time now has started to speed up at 1st a week felt like month now a week feels like a day!!
Signal 8 security will be the in charge of event security and safety while i am underwater,Signal 8 Security Services Malta Ltd. is the only authorized representative of the International Bodyguard Association. The ‘Signal 8 Security Training Dept’ within the company was formed with the intention of providing training solutions for employees who on a daily basis and through their work responsibilities face challenging behavior at work. Our experienced and qualified instructors have worked closely with a wide range of established companies, across a variety of sectors. These individuals are driven to provide the kind of excellence and customer care that our clients expect.
Sunday 5 February 2012
Times of Malta Sunday......
Patrick Cooke
15 hours under the sea
Diver prepares for his new world record attempt
As the winter weather continues to bite, spare a thought for the diving expert preparing to spend 15 hours beneath the chilly waves in a world-record-breaking attempt he hopes will raise the profile of diving, as well as well as promote marine conservation and assist cancer charities.
Sean McGahern, 37, is hoping to smash the current cold water open sea dive world record of 11 hours and 46 minutes underwater by more than three hours as he wants “to push further and raise the benchmark”.
Born in England and raised in Ireland, Mr McGahern has called Malta home for the past 17 years, 12 of which he has spent as a qualified diving instructor.
With the help of Starfish Diving, the record attempt is expected to take place on March 3 in the sea next to the Corinthia Marina Hotel in St George’s Bay, although the date may change if weather conditions are unfavourable.
CTPark joins Starfish and Corinthia Hotels as the main sponsors.
To beat the record, the water temperature must be below 15°c and he must dive to a minimum depth of 11 metres
Mr McGahern is no stranger to world records, having set the warm water open sea dive record of 25 hours and 10 minutes in Malta in 2009, only to see it beaten the following year.
He attempted to retake the record but had to cancel 36 hours into the dive due to technical problems.
He has also attempted the cold water record before but he had to abort the dive one hour and 10 minutes short of his goal due to bad weather conditions.
What motivates him to keep trying?
“My main objective is to showcase the sport of diving and its popularity in Malta, thus promoting our island as an ideal destination for divers,” he told The Sunday Times.
“Inspiration also comes from the death of my mother, Irene Patricia, just over 14 years ago from brain cancer. This has given me great motivation to promote different charities and to collect donations during my events in order to help bring hope to those diagnosed with cancer,” he added.
Mr McGahern cherishes the friends he has made down the years from his diving events.
“We have built a strong, dedicated team of motivated individuals who have been working hard together. I am proud to call my team of safety divers my family,” he said.
As with previous attempts, Mr McGahern and his safety divers will be keeping themselves occupied by cleaning the seabed.
For more information visit www.worldrecorddivingmalta.com.
To beat the record he must spend his time at a minimum depth of 11 metres
Born in England and raised in Ireland, Mr McGahern has called Malta home for the past 17 years, 12 of which he has spent as a qualified diving instructor.
With the help of Starfish Diving, the record attempt is expected to take place on March 3 in the sea next to the Corinthia Marina Hotel in St George’s Bay, although the date may change if weather conditions are unfavourable.
CTPark joins Starfish and Corinthia Hotels as the main sponsors.
To beat the record, the water temperature must be below 15°c and he must dive to a minimum depth of 11 metres
He attempted to retake the record but had to cancel 36 hours into the dive due to technical problems.
He has also attempted the cold water record before but he had to abort the dive one hour and 10 minutes short of his goal due to bad weather conditions.
My main objective is to showcase the sport of diving and its popularity in Malta
“My main objective is to showcase the sport of diving and its popularity in Malta, thus promoting our island as an ideal destination for divers,” he told The Sunday Times.
“Inspiration also comes from the death of my mother, Irene Patricia, just over 14 years ago from brain cancer. This has given me great motivation to promote different charities and to collect donations during my events in order to help bring hope to those diagnosed with cancer,” he added.
Mr McGahern cherishes the friends he has made down the years from his diving events.
“We have built a strong, dedicated team of motivated individuals who have been working hard together. I am proud to call my team of safety divers my family,” he said.
As with previous attempts, Mr McGahern and his safety divers will be keeping themselves occupied by cleaning the seabed.
Saturday 4 February 2012
Our Posters are around Malta!!!
Our posters are up and being spread all over Malta so keep and eye open for them, Fliers can be found in Corinthia hotels in St Georges bay and the Palace hotel also in Starfish diving center ST Georges bay,M & A diving supplies St Pauls bay, in all Cartridge world outlets and of course our favourite club Nordic+
Over the next week we will be holding raffle at Nordic+ for 2 lucky people to win Discover scuba diving course all you have to do is be in Nordic+ in paceville Friday night from 8pm
Also Corinthia will also be holding a competition for 3 luck winners to win weekend break and diving package you can find out more information on the links below.......
CorinthiaHotel St GeorgesBay facebook
Over the next week we will be holding raffle at Nordic+ for 2 lucky people to win Discover scuba diving course all you have to do is be in Nordic+ in paceville Friday night from 8pm
Also Corinthia will also be holding a competition for 3 luck winners to win weekend break and diving package you can find out more information on the links below.......
CorinthiaHotel St GeorgesBay facebook
T-29 days to GO!!
Big thanks to Corinthia Group for their help in our next record attempt they will be helping us with accommodation meals and parking for the event for our team....
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